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carry conviction — To be convincing • • • Main Entry: ↑convict * * * carry conviction british phrase to be capable of persuading someone that something is true or real Thesaurus: capable or incapable of persuading someonesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
carry conviction — British to be capable of persuading someone that something is true or real … English dictionary
not carry conviction — phrase if someone’s words, actions etc do not carry conviction, you do not believe that they are true or honest Mel put on a smile, but it didn’t carry much conviction. Thesaurus: capable or incapable of persuading someonesynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
not carry conviction — if someone s words, actions etc do not carry conviction, you do not believe that they are true or honest Mel put on a smile, but it didn t carry much conviction … English dictionary
conviction — noun 1 for a crime ADJECTIVE ▪ earlier, previous (esp. BrE), prior (AmE) ▪ spent (BrE) ▪ You are not obliged to acknowledge spent convictions. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
conviction — con|vic|tion [ kən vıkʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count a strong belief or opinion about something: She holds deep religious convictions. 2. ) count or uncount a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime: The conviction of three youths… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conviction — n. strong belief 1) to carry conviction (his story carries conviction) 2) a burning, deep, firm, strong; lifelong conviction 3) a conviction that + clause (she expressed her firm conviction that television was harmful to children) 4) by… … Combinatory dictionary
carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
carry — [[t]kæ̱ri[/t]] ♦ carries, carrying, carried 1) VERB If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. [V n] He was carrying a briefcase... [V n prep/adv] He carried the plate through to the dining room … English dictionary
carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
